When life gets busy, it can be incredibly tempting to grab a bowl of cereal instead of taking the time to make a real meal. While a non-meal is okay here and there, I find…
Season: Food
Guest Post: Salted Caramel Cupcakes
Y’all, we need to talk about something really awesome happening today! I am doing my first guest post over at The Thinking Closet. Lauren is the mastermind behind the blog and while we have never…
Foodie Friday: Greek Yogurt Quinoa Breakfast & A New Season!
Today marks the beginning of March, which also means that we are moving on to a new season here at Sweet Athena. While we had a lot of fun with the winter theme of Celebrations,…
Foodie Friday: Avocado-Lime Cream
For a fresh addition to your next batch of tacos, try this Avocado-Lime Cream. It’s part of a quick and zesty recipe for Ancho Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Slaw in the May issue of Cooking…
Foodie Friday: Olive Oil Crepes with Leeks and Eggs
If you have not noticed my Foodie Friday posts have been very baked goods focused as of late. While part of that is due to my love of all things sweet (I’m baking my favorite…
Foodie Friday: The Brew
Hey there ladies and gents, Dale here, you all may know me as Lindsey’s husband. I’m here to talk about one of my favorite foods, beer. Recently I’ve joined the many individuals in the Portland…
Happy Birthday, Sweet Athena!
This April marks an exciting moment in Sweet Athena history, it is the two year anniversary of our blog! To celebrate all the food and craft adventures Linz and I have experienced here, we decided…
Foodie Friday: Rainbow Pancakes
If you remember back in February I was enchanted by the idea of a rainbow cake, I’m still very much in love with these beauties, but I have found another rainbow goody to adore as…
Foodie Saturday: Chocolate Mochi Cake
Though a certain work situation kept me from posting a “Foodie Friday” yesterday, I’m deciding to go ahead and share the recipe. Let’s call today “Foodie Saturday!” The inspiration for this dessert came from the…
Foodie Friday: Chocolate Cherry Brownies
I’m off today to the coast, for a bachelorette party weekend. What better snack to bring along than a chocolaty baked good with cherries no less. These brownies were easy to whip up from 101 Cookbooks,…
Foodie Friday: Candied Orange Peel
For this week’s Foodie Friday entry, I wanted to share with you the quick and simple glories of Candied Orange Peel. Impressive because of its beauty, this stuff can be thrown together with ingredients you…
Foodie Friday: Pucchi Pucchi
Happy April Fool’s Day! Today I feel is a fitting day to talk about some cold, hard facts about my feelings on food. The truth is I like some strange food combos. So silly are…
Foodie Friday: Poems
I’m going to do a little something different this Foodie Friday: no recipes, but we’re still going to have fun with food. How? With a couple of delicious poems. This first one is by one…
I Should Have Known Better
This is how it started (in my head): “Sweet Athena is food-themed for Spring. Awesome. So I guess I should try out all of the food-related projects and recipes I’ve been bookmarking for years. That…
Let’s Get Saucy: Honey Mustard
One of the best aspects of having a food-themed season here at Sweet Athena is the opportunity to talk “favorites.” While I’m a fan of experimenting with new things, there’s something special about trying out…
Sweet Athena Freebie! March Background and Theme Announcement
This month’s free personal desktop wallpaper is a crush on citrus fruit, which ties in nicely with our next seasonal theme. Is anyone else ready for longer days, flowers blooming, and more frolicking outside? We…
Making Macarons
Over Spring Break (aka, “the Perfect Time to Use Vacation Days When You Work at a University”), I finally had the chance to get together with Mariko (aka, “Crafty Mariko“) to tackle the elusive macaron.…
A Week of Feasting
One of my very favorite parts of the holiday season is the food. While I generally search for healthy alternatives to unhealthy (but delicious) recipes, the holidays are an excuse for me to be a…
Cheesy Goodness
My love for cheese is difficult to describe in words. I feel like an interpretive dance would be a much better medium for such an expression of emotion; unfortunately, I can’t do that here. We’ll…
jess + linz
Friends since middle school, we continue to inspire each other to be creative in our big, adult lives. Each season we take on a new theme to guide our crafting, cooking, and creating. We're up for trying anything, and things are bound to get messy. But that's just the way we like it.